BP_12 Motion

First off, I have to say I am amazed at all of the resources and training opportunities that are available at lynda.com. I had never heard of this site until I started the EMDT program. I absolutely love it. The range and scope of opportunities is amazing.
I have been doing Final Cut Pro for years, but have never had the time or opportunity to sit down and learn Motion. I did dabble in it a little when I first loaded Studio. I was very intrigued with the application, but was totally overwhelmed once I started using it. I had difficulty with the interface as well as the wide variety of setting and parameters. So I put learning Motion on the shelf for a later date.

Motion Screen

Well, here I am at a later date. When I went to Rena's blog and saw that she had gone through the tutorials for Motion, I thought this would be a perfect time and opportunity for me to learn it. Until I saw her post, I did not realize that Motion was available. Not only am I fulfilling a requirement for the class, I am learning something I always wanted to learn.
So I have started and am almost all of the way through Chapter 1. These are basics that I mostly knew from dabbling in the project, but there were many things I missed. I also felt that it was a good idea to get the basics down before creating a small project.